Heterogeneity of pathological prion protein accumulation in the brain of moose (Alces alces) from Norway, Sweden and Finland with chronic wasting disease
Abstract Prion diseases are a group of neurodegenerative, transmissible, and fatal disorders that affect several animal species. They are characterized by the conformational conversion of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) into the pathological prion protein (PrPSc). In 2016, chronic wasting disease...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-09-01
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Series: | Veterinary Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-023-01208-3 |